Highway Star (song)
| "Highway Star" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Deep Purple | |
| from the album Machine Head | |
| B-side | "Highway Star (long version)" |
| Released | July 1972 (Japan)[1] September 1972 (US)[2] |
| Recorded | 6–21 December 1971 Montreux, Switzerland |
| Genre | |
| Length | 6:09 (album version) 6:39 (The 1997 Remixes version) |
| Label | EMI (UK)
|
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Deep Purple |
| Vinyl video | |
| "Highway Star" on YouTube | |
"Highway Star" is a 1972 song by British rock band Deep Purple and is the opening track to their sixth studio album Machine Head. It is the fastest tempo from the album.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Deep Purple singles discography".
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (2016). The Deep Purple Family (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-908724-42-7.
- ↑ Vinny Cecolini (20 June 2015). Shootin' the Sh*t — Volume One: Conversations with Rock Anti- Heroes, Icons & Metal Gods. BearManor E. p. 58. GGKEY:WN9DDZBW0R5.
- ↑ Martin Popoff (2003). The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time. ECW Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-55022-530-3.
- ↑ Jeremy Wallach; Harris M. Berger; Paul D. Greene (27 December 2011). Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World. Duke University Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8223-4733-0.
